Every week here she’d help bands sail the rough, unpredictable waters of the music industry with the kind of sage advice we desperately wished we’d had back when we were in a band, which was frequently our only note when she’d turn the column in every Monday — “I wish there was a resource like this back in the day!” She’s helped many an act in her time as Fan, whether she was advising them how to use Twitter, or how to better budget; she always shot straight and pulled no punches. Let’s take a look back at some of our favorite Fan Landers columns, shall we?

You know what? We were trying to scroll back and pick out the best advice, but are coming to realize it’s all the best. Read every single bit of it in the archives. My God, what have we lost? [Sobs uncontrollably.]